26984 words

ginger

6 definitions • 7 examples
1
the spicy root of a tropical plant that is used in cooking or preserved in sugar, or a powder made from this root, used as a spice:

Examples:

ground ginger Stir the ground (= powdered) ginger and brown sugar into the mixture.
crystallized ginger Make sure you chop the crystallized ginger into tiny pieces.
ginger biscuits/cake
2
a red or orange-brown colour
3
a person who has red or orange-brown hair:

Examples:

[ as form of address ] Hey, ginger, what are you doing?
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Examples:

rum and ginger
5
having a red or orange-brown colour:

Examples:

ginger hair His nickname was Ginger because of his ginger hair.
a ginger cat
6
the spicy root of a tropical plant, used esp. as a powder in cooking and baking

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